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Police: Unemployed Newberry Twp man robbed bank to support himself

Chad David Ryan, 39, of York County, allegedly committed multiple robberies.

By ED MAHON Daily Record/Sunday News

Updated:
01/25/2013 09:03:12 PM EST

Chad David Ryan, 39, of Newberry Township, is charged with three counts of robbery. He allegedly told police he hadn't been working since 2009 and resorted to armed robberies to support himself. (Submitted)

York, PA -

An unemployed Newberry Township man was in York County Prison Friday for allegedly committing multiple armed robberies as a way to support himself, according to a news release from Northeastern Regional Police.

Chad David Ryan, 39, was arraigned on three separate counts of robbery and bail was set at $50,000 for each, according to the release. The cases involved other charges, too, including theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and simple assault.

He allegedly told police that has not worked since 2009 and resorted to committing armed robberies as a way to support himself.

One of the cases dates back to Sept. 6, 2011, when the Sovereign Bank on the 4100 block of North George Street in East Manchester Township was robbed. Police say a man wearing a black knit ski mask and brandishing a semi-automatic handgun entered the bank, jumped over the teller counter and demanded cash. Tellers pointed to a drawer, and the man took cash from the unlocked drawers, before fleeing on foot, according to the release.

Police say the suspect took a dye pack, which exploded when he left the bank, but the money had been placed into a bag by the suspect prior to him leaving the bank, which limited the effects of the dye. The man disappeared into the wooded area east of the bank, according to police.

An audit of the bank revealed that the gunman made off with about $25,000, according to court documents.

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On Thursday, Ryan was arrested after he allegedly pulled a gun on a loss prevention officer who was confronting Ryan about a retail theft that just occurred at the Giant on the 200 block of Glen Drive in East Manchester Township, according to the release and court documents.

Police say Ryan fled, but a witness obtained the license plate of the vehicle he was using.

Newberry Township Police showed up to his address on the 300 block of Creek Road and allegedly found him unloading groceries that he had just stolen. Ryan was arrested, and police say it was later determined he stole $457.40 worth of food from the store.

A subsequent search yielded a semi-automatic handgun that was loaded and had a round chambered, according to the release. Police say they also found a spare magazine, which was fully loaded in his pants pocket.

Police say Ryan asked if the FBI was coming. And when he was asked why the FBI would be involved, he allegedly responded "because I robbed the Sovereign Bank."

He then allegedly showed police the ski mask he used during that bank robbery.

He later told police he also robbed a Sheetz, according to the release. Police said those facts were consistent with a robbery reported on June 17, 2011 at the Sheetz located on the 4300 block of North George Street in East Manchester Township, according to court documents.